Welcome to Installment II of the Procrastinator’s Gift Guide.* Remember, those who dole out prezzies after the new year aren’t late — they’ve just made a concerted effort to have their holiday gifts stand out from the pack.

Today’s installment of the gift guide features some of our top lit picks for anti-nine-to-fivers:

amBITCHous.Written by the founder of the Women’s Business Alliance, this brand-spanking-new book is for women who want to make more money, nab their fantasy career (without feeling like an imposter!), and learn to better juggle their professional and personal lives. Sign me up.

Why Smart Men Marry Smart Women. Who says successful careerwomen make crappy domestic partners? (Yeah, Michael Noer — I’m talking to you.) According to author Christine Whelan, “Smart, successful women marry at the same rates as all other women, and once married, they have children at the same rates as well.”

I’d love to get my hands on This Is Not Chick Lit. I started reading such books when I was 18 and stopped less than six months later. While there are lots of entertaining titles, they all tend to become wearying. One can only have so much room on her shelves for books on women griping about men, love, work, weight issues, etc.

lynn, i haven’t read all of the book, but so far, it’s great. some of the authors in it (because i don’t think amazon lists them all): aimee bender, jennifer egan, mary gordon, holiday reinhorn (who ROCKED the seattle reading!), curtis sittenfeld, etc etc. props to editor elizabeth merrick, who i neglected to mention in the post.

[...] ParkPlace Books in Kirkland, Washington, is one such store. According to an email from the two owners (both women), the store was flooded and in the dark for many days. But they’re up and running now, back to business as usual — except for the fact that they have a lot of sales to catch up on. So if you’re near the east side and have some lit gifts to pick up, show ParkPlace Books some love. [...]